Road and street illumination by vehicles



June 10, 1924.

D. CSANDY ROAD AND STREET ILLUMINAT ION BY VEHICLES Filed Dec. 5, 1923 Quiet mu:

Fatented June 10, 1924."

STATES iaaaaaa earner arena,-

DEJOE osAnnY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN;

ROAD AND STREET TLLUMINATION- BY VEHICLES.

Application filed December 5, 1923. Serial No. 678,607.

tion by Vehicles, of which the following.

is a specification, reference being had there in to the accompanying drawings.

This 'invention relates to road and street illumination by vehicles and has special reference to a lighting system carried by automobiles or other vehicles for illuminating a road, street or other surface on which the automobile travels, without producin a glare or such intense rays of light tiiat would blind, confuse or interfere with the on the line Iv IV of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of driving of an automobile or other vehicle approaching the light carrying automobile. It is a well known fact that the drivers of automobiles, pedestrains and others .are

often bewildered by'the glare of headlights and lamps on the front end of an approaching automobile, and many instances are contributing to such cause. I am aware that dimming devices, anti-glare shields and especially designed headlights have been invented all With a View to preventing a glare from the front end of an automobile, and I find that better results may be attained by changing the location of a source of light,

' even dispensing with the large headlights or lamps usually carried at the front end of an automobile.

My invention aims to provide novel means for supporting a source of light under an automobile body, instead of on the front end thereof, so that the rays of light will be projected forwardly, from beneath the automobile body, on to the street or road, without producing any glaring efl'ect. A road or street can be illuminated a sufficient distance ahead of an automobile to insure safe travel "and with the rays of light emitted from under an automobile the greater part of the chassis will be illuminated and this may be an advantage for repairing the chassis at night or to facilitate movement about the automobile.

My invention further aims to provide a universal bracket that may be attached to an automobile chassis or other parts for supporting a lamp in a desired position sothat rays of light emitted from the lamp may be cast in a desired direction and for a desired distance from the automobile. The

lamp includes novel reflectors and means to prevent stone bruise or other injury to a lamp located under the automobile.

' My invention will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile, partly broken away, showing a lamp installation in accordance with this invention;

of an automobile chassis frame provided with a bracket and lamp v Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same partly broken away and'partlyin section; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken -rn0bile a desired distancein advance thereof, with the raysof light in planes below a projected horizontal plane of the automobile chassis. In so locating the lamp, as shown in Fig. 1, it is not necessary touse headlights on th front end of the auto-- mobile forstreet or road illuminatiom although very small lamps -.may be carried simply for parking or other purposes.-

In order that the lamp may be safely sup- Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view ported relative to the under framing ofithe:

automobile or any other vehicle, I provide a novel form of bracket which includes a top wall 4, side Walls 5, bottom wall 6, and an end wall 7, all of said walls bein preferably integral with the. top wal 4 of greater length than the side walls 5 and braced relative to said sidewalls by extensions 8' thereof. The top wall 4 has one end thereof provided with an upstanding curved flange'9 and adjacent the oppositeend of saidwall is a depression 10. The depression 10 is adapted to receive the head 11 of a channel shaped clamping member 12 which co-operates with the top wall 4 in holding the bracket relative to the flange by the side and top;walls of ing in engagement with either ofthe wall 4' being placed against the lower face of the flange 3 with the flange 9 engaging the outer Wall of the frame 2. The bracket and clamping member are connected by a nut equipped bolt. 13 or other detachable fastening means, and a pad 1 10f rubher or like material may be interposed between the flange 3 and the clamping mem-' ber 12. The bracketis supported as rigid as possible relative to the chassis frame 2 and projects inwardly from the frame so as not to interfere with the running board or any other part of the automobile;

The walls 5, 6 and 7 of the bracket are provided with bolt. openings 15 and surrounding the outer ends of said bolt openings are toothed or serrated bosses or clutch members 16 adapted to be engaged by similar bosses or clutch members 17 carried a lamp housing 18 and a'screw'bolt 19 of ing is adapted to -extendthrough the boss of clutch members .16 and 17 and with a Winged thumb nut -20 onsaid'screw bolt cooperate therewith in holding the lamp housthe walls that it may be placed against. lit is by virtue of the toothed bosses or clutch members 16 and 17 that a lamp housing 18 may be turned or tilted so that rays of light emitted from the lamp housing may be cast in a desired direction and for a desired dis tance.

Referring to Fig. 3 the lamp housing 18 includes a reflector 21, a source of light 22,

a lens 23 and a screen 4, said screen preventin the interiorof t e lamp from being injure b stone bruise. Another form of lamp .is s own in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 wherein sources of light 25 are located in the upper" portion of the housing, at the sides thereof and in proximity to a lens .26, the source of light casting its rays on a reflector 27 and from said reflector forwardly and downwardly through the screen 24. The source of light 22 and 25 may be incandescent lamps included in the lighting circuits of the automobile, and controlled suitable switches,

Un pccount of there bein many makes of automobiles and other vehicles, I have de- I signed the bracket so that it'may be easily a lamp housiaeaoeo ;and quickly attached to various arts or an.

at a distance, cause the automobile to be somewhat outlined. in the dark, whereby its approach may be readily observed without any,eontusing glare as ordinarily experienced when two automobiles are approaching each other in the dark.

It is obvious that by dispensing with the glare of headlights the driver of an approaching automobile is relieved of e e and nerve strain and accidents materia ly 're-' duced. Furthermore, by arranging for indirect lighting under an automobile and dispensing with the usual front headlights greater p easin outlines may be imparteol to the frontpn of anauto'mobile.

While inthe drawings there are illus-- trated the preferred embodiments of my the scope of the appended claims,

What T claim is 1. A lamp bracket comprising a plurality 0f'W2lllS, Cil1tCll members carried by some of said Walls, andclutch member adapted for holding a lamp in en agement therewith.

I 2. amp supporting means, comprising a bracket adapted for attachment to the vehicle under the same and at a remote'point from the front end of the vehicle, said bracket having a lurality of walls either of which is adapted to support a lamp, and \a clamp member for said bracket.

Jilin testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

DEJUE GSANDY.

\ Witnesses:

ANNA M. Donn, Kenn H. Burner.

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